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and because it's called raising the debt ceiling, i think a lot of americans think, it's raising our debt. it is not raising our debt. this does not add a dime to our debt. it simply says, you paid for what congress has already authorized america to purchase, whether that's the greatest military in the world or veterans benefits or social security, whatever it is that congress has already authorized, what this does is make sure we can pay those bills. now, the last time that the tea party republicans flirted with the idea of default two years ago, markets plunged and business and consumer confidence plunged. and america's credit rating was downgraded for the first time and a decision to actually go through with it, to actually permit default, according to many ceos would be, insane, catastroph catastrophic, chaos, these are more polite words. warren buffett likened to a nuclear bomb, a weapon too horrible to use. it would undermine the world's confidence in america as the bedrock of the global economy and might permanently increase our borrowing costs. which, of course, ironically wo
and because it's called raising the debt ceiling, i think a lot of americans think, it's raising our debt. it is not raising our debt. this does not add a dime to our debt. it simply says, you paid for what congress has already authorized america to purchase, whether that's the greatest military in the world or veterans benefits or social security, whatever it is that congress has already authorized, what this does is make sure we can pay those bills. now, the last time that the tea party...
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if you don't raise the debt ceiling an economic calamity. they are saying let the chips fall where they may. astounding. >> a really frightening thing. one thing interesting about this discussion, if you ask people do you think we should raise the debt ceiling, the majority of people will say no. if you ask people do you think we should pay our debts and stand by our debts and not default on our debt, an even larger number of people say, no, we shouldn't do that. we certainly should pay our debt. in part it's how you define the question. i think people want the government to act responsibly. on the one hand they think raising the debt ceiling is not responsible. they also know it's irresponsible to default on your debt. there's a lot of confusion out there about what's at stake. what's at stake, if we don't pay our bills we crash the economy, not just here but across the globe. that is a disaster. some republicans may be comfortable with that. i don't think most americans are, most independent voters aren't, boehner, they know that. they are
if you don't raise the debt ceiling an economic calamity. they are saying let the chips fall where they may. astounding. >> a really frightening thing. one thing interesting about this discussion, if you ask people do you think we should raise the debt ceiling, the majority of people will say no. if you ask people do you think we should pay our debts and stand by our debts and not default on our debt, an even larger number of people say, no, we shouldn't do that. we certainly should pay...
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ceiling raises during the summer. the debt ceiling is a -- >> don't say that to me. we forgot about the summer. >> but this is just inside washington stuff. people outside aren't really watching them. let's look at the markets. the dow is up 20 points today. just gone above 14,000. any time anything happens in washington in my experience, which is 25 years now. when the markets step in. >> that's what happened with the fiscal cliff deal. that's why the republicans came to the table with anything. >> while the markets are calm, i don't believe anything is going to happen, to be honest. >> i am terrified, i am terrified of the notion that we're going to have to talk about this for six months. we have to take a break, but when we come back, scalia thinks lawmakers need to be rescued from racial entitlement. swing vote anthony kennedy has never voted any affirmative action program that came before the court. we'll investigate when we get all up now with chris heyayes. that's next. some people will do anything to help elim
ceiling raises during the summer. the debt ceiling is a -- >> don't say that to me. we forgot about the summer. >> but this is just inside washington stuff. people outside aren't really watching them. let's look at the markets. the dow is up 20 points today. just gone above 14,000. any time anything happens in washington in my experience, which is 25 years now. when the markets step in. >> that's what happened with the fiscal cliff deal. that's why the republicans came to the...
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ceiling go by, the crisis take place he will invoke the hastert rule and let the debt ceiling be raised with democratic votes if necessary. has he given that assurance to the white house? >> i am not aware of such an assurance. if you look at what the president is saying today on the government shutdown, the president has made it very clear, just let a vote take place. the message has been if john boehner bring a clean, continuing resolution for six weeks, simply put that on the floor and let both democrats and republicans vote that a bipartisan majority would carry that forward and open the u.s. government. i think that is the exact right attitude to have on having a clean extension of the debt limit as well. i really would like to hope there are very few people that would like to use the threat of default to make the united states suffer those type of consequences. i think as you mentioned about the damage for years to come, many people estimate if you default even once that beyond the harm that could do in risking another recession, it could have a lasting harm because you would perf
ceiling go by, the crisis take place he will invoke the hastert rule and let the debt ceiling be raised with democratic votes if necessary. has he given that assurance to the white house? >> i am not aware of such an assurance. if you look at what the president is saying today on the government shutdown, the president has made it very clear, just let a vote take place. the message has been if john boehner bring a clean, continuing resolution for six weeks, simply put that on the floor and...
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ceiling is raised. it is hashed hard to see how there's any movement at this time. perhaps around october 17th they'll try to get to something where all sides look okay and boehner can bring back to the conference. where we stand right now, it's still very much we will not negotiate until the two things are met. >> mark, let's bring in the news of the day which was reported exclusively by andrea mitchell. i woke up with her on the "today" show this morning reporting about families who are not receiving death benefits after loved ones have been killed protecting this country. it is precisely as andrea accurately pointed out, we think that kind of heat cannot be withstood in washington. >> it's one of impacts of the shutdown. in a lot of ways that's been lost and now we're in day eight of the shutdown. a lot of the inside washington conversation has started to turn to the debt limit and debt ceiling. and deservedly so given the stakes involved. these type of stories and things that people rely on for the
ceiling is raised. it is hashed hard to see how there's any movement at this time. perhaps around october 17th they'll try to get to something where all sides look okay and boehner can bring back to the conference. where we stand right now, it's still very much we will not negotiate until the two things are met. >> mark, let's bring in the news of the day which was reported exclusively by andrea mitchell. i woke up with her on the "today" show this morning reporting about...
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the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he, could he, just take the keys away from this child? the great steve kornacki joins us next. stay with us. ♪ honey, we need to talk. we do? i took the trash out. i know. and thank you so much for that. i think we should get a medicare supplement insurance plan. right now? [ male announcer ] whether you're new to medicare or not, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. it's up to you to pay the difference. so think about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare su
the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he,...
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while there's still no deal to raise the debt ceiling, the two sides hinted they could agree to something soon. at least in time to make sure the country doesn't flirt with default on its bill next week. any temporary debt ceiling fix would last no more than six or eight weeks. and speaker john boehner acknowledged it is designed simply to buy time. >> clearly you could end up back in the same place and we don't want to be there. >> while the deal will not reopen the government, the white house signalled potential support for the debt ceiling proposal. >> the president is happy that cooler heads at least seem to be prevailing. in the house. there at least seems to be a recognition that default is not an option. >> reporter: but harry reid was a bit more skeptical. >> the house has a unique form of legislating. it's hour by hour. >> reporter: which brings us back to the government shutdown. something that has rattled the public. in our new nbc news poll, 65% believe it's doing harm to the economy. and one in three said it has impacted their own lives. primarily, republicans are the losers
while there's still no deal to raise the debt ceiling, the two sides hinted they could agree to something soon. at least in time to make sure the country doesn't flirt with default on its bill next week. any temporary debt ceiling fix would last no more than six or eight weeks. and speaker john boehner acknowledged it is designed simply to buy time. >> clearly you could end up back in the same place and we don't want to be there. >> while the deal will not reopen the government, the...
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the debt ceiling for three months in exchange for passing a budget. >> it's time for us to come to a plan that will, in fact, balance the budget over the next ten years. >> reporter: today, white house press secretary jay carney indicated the president would not oppose a short-term solution. now, the battles begin in earnest tomorrow when the house is expected to vote on the debt ceiling bill and when secretary of state hillary clinton will face some tough questions from congressional committees when she appears before them to talk about the terrorist attack in benghazi. brian? >> kristen welker on the white house north lawn tonight, thanks. >>> late word tonight that top u.s. commander in afghanistan, general john allen, has been cleared of engaging in any inappropriate behavior regarding his e-mail exchanges with the woman from tampa, jill kelley. this case came to light originally as part of the petraeus affair. and an investigation was launched. >>> the u.s. state department confirms today three americans were indeed killed during that four-day hostage standoff in algeria. seven
the debt ceiling for three months in exchange for passing a budget. >> it's time for us to come to a plan that will, in fact, balance the budget over the next ten years. >> reporter: today, white house press secretary jay carney indicated the president would not oppose a short-term solution. now, the battles begin in earnest tomorrow when the house is expected to vote on the debt ceiling bill and when secretary of state hillary clinton will face some tough questions from...
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congress has taken this vote 45 times to raise the debt ceiling since ronald reagan took office. it does not cost taxpayers a single dime. it does not grow our deficits by a single dime. it does not authorize anybody to spend any money whatsoever. all it does is authorize the treasury to pay the bills on what congress has already spent. think about that. if you buy a car and you've got a car note, you do not save money by not paying your car note. you're just a deadbeat. if you buy a house, you don't save money by not authorizing yourself to pay the mortgage. you're just going to be for closed on your home. that's what this is about. it is routine. it is what they are supposed to do. this is not a concession to me. it is not some demand that's unreasonable i'm making, this is what congress is supposed to do as a routine manner. and they shouldn't wait until the last time to do it. last time they threatened this course of action back in 2011, our economy staggered, our credit rating was downgraded for the first time. if they go through with it this time and force the united states
congress has taken this vote 45 times to raise the debt ceiling since ronald reagan took office. it does not cost taxpayers a single dime. it does not grow our deficits by a single dime. it does not authorize anybody to spend any money whatsoever. all it does is authorize the treasury to pay the bills on what congress has already spent. think about that. if you buy a car and you've got a car note, you do not save money by not paying your car note. you're just a deadbeat. if you buy a house, you...
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all the alleged former examples, there was a budget deal that included a debt ceiling raise. the debt ceiling was not a hostage. there was never before a case where one party pushed the u.s. government to the edge of default demanding concessions. to make this sound like business as usual, it's not. >> the battle continued on a point democrats and republicans want to call their own. just how unprecedented is it for congress to take the country's debt ceiling hostage as republicans are now doing. raising the debt limit has always required congressional approval and therefore the threat of not raising it has always existed. but only in the last few years has any party truly been willing to play with fire. according to congressional research service congress voted to raise the debt ceiling 53 times since 1978. in 27 the debt ceiling increase was part of a larger fiscal bill. that doesn't mean those deals were the result of hostage negotiations. indeed, in 1987 a democrat congress confronted president reagan over the debt ceiling as conservative columnist writes in the "new york
all the alleged former examples, there was a budget deal that included a debt ceiling raise. the debt ceiling was not a hostage. there was never before a case where one party pushed the u.s. government to the edge of default demanding concessions. to make this sound like business as usual, it's not. >> the battle continued on a point democrats and republicans want to call their own. just how unprecedented is it for congress to take the country's debt ceiling hostage as republicans are now...
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raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. these are bills that have already been racked up, and we need to pay them. so while i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits, america cannot afford another debate with this congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up. if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time, social security checks and veterans benefits will be delayed. we might not be able to pay our troops or honor our contracts with small business owners, food inspectors, air traffic controllers, specialists who track down loose nuclear materials wouldn't get their paychecks. investors around the world will ask if the united states of america is, in fact, a safe bet. markets could go haywire, interest rates would spike for anybody who borrows money, every homeowner with a mortgage, every student with a college loan, every small business owner
raising the debt ceiling does not authorize more spending. it simply allows the country to pay for spending that congress has already committed to. these are bills that have already been racked up, and we need to pay them. so while i'm willing to compromise and find common ground over how to reduce our deficits, america cannot afford another debate with this congress about whether or not they should pay the bills they've already racked up. if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's...
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there's no telling now that speaker boehner proposes to raise the debt ceiling but leave the government closed. >> will you reopen the government if the president doesn't agree to anything? >> if and buts were can be enoughs every day would be christmas. >> debt threats. if congress can't strike a deal, treasury secretary jack lew has this message for the lawmakers flirting with that fiscal cliff. >> we've never been there and i thinyo
there's no telling now that speaker boehner proposes to raise the debt ceiling but leave the government closed. >> will you reopen the government if the president doesn't agree to anything? >> if and buts were can be enoughs every day would be christmas. >> debt threats. if congress can't strike a deal, treasury secretary jack lew has this message for the lawmakers flirting with that fiscal cliff. >> we've never been there and i thinyo
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the debt ceiling so the country avoids default. right now it's the non-tea party republicans that are trying to come up with a dignified way out of the shutdown. the republicans are holding out hope they can at least force a larger negotiation with the white house on a long-term deficit reduction deal. now, it's triggered this renewed sense of urgency is public opinion. the poll last night indicates the shutdown has backfired on the gop. two results really unnerved two republicans we talked to today. that the majority blamed the republicans and not the president. and a larger number believe it's the republicans pushing their own political agenda at the expense of the country's greater good. it's going to be a long weekend here, but don't be surprised monday morning, perhaps tuesday that we have a deal and that government is fully operational again. >> chuck todd starting us off at the white house this friday night. chuck, thanks. >>> and now to the broad impact of this ongoing government shutdown. as we head into yet another weeken
the debt ceiling so the country avoids default. right now it's the non-tea party republicans that are trying to come up with a dignified way out of the shutdown. the republicans are holding out hope they can at least force a larger negotiation with the white house on a long-term deficit reduction deal. now, it's triggered this renewed sense of urgency is public opinion. the poll last night indicates the shutdown has backfired on the gop. two results really unnerved two republicans we talked to...
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the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he, could he, just take the keys away from this child? the great steve kornacki joins us next. stay with us. [ taps baton ] [ dings ] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] every thought... every movement... ♪ ...carefully planned, coordinated and synchronized. ♪ performing together with a single, united purpose. ♪ that's what makes the world's leading airline... flyer friendly. ♪ flyer friendly. does it end after you've expanded your business?? after your company's gone public? and the capital's been invested? or when your company's bought another? is it over after you've
the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he,...
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for decades, raising the debt ceiling was something that congress has been willing to do. since the presidency of fdr, congress has to do. since fdr, congress voted to raise it literally dozens of times. the way we run the country, for generations, you may not like it. it is how we use the debt ceiling, we have raised it 89 times just between 1939 and 2010. the only time we haven't had to raise it in recent years was at the very end of the clinton administration when we started to run a budget surplus, remember that? but other than that, it happens as a matter of course. it is routine, but in 2010, the republicans decided they wouldn't do it anymore. and in the standoff, where they said they wouldn't do it again, even though it was done with presidents before them, they were not going to do it. the country could default on its debts, that was an economic disaster. check it out. this is job growth, month to month in the year 2011. during that time when it is weirdly suppressed, oh, yeah, it is the fight over the debt ceiling. so when you hear others say oh yeah, it shouldn'
for decades, raising the debt ceiling was something that congress has been willing to do. since the presidency of fdr, congress has to do. since fdr, congress voted to raise it literally dozens of times. the way we run the country, for generations, you may not like it. it is how we use the debt ceiling, we have raised it 89 times just between 1939 and 2010. the only time we haven't had to raise it in recent years was at the very end of the clinton administration when we started to run a budget...
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the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he, could he, just take the keys away from this child? the great steve kornacki joins us next. stay with us. come on. oh! that's a lot of water up there. ♪ go. go. that's a nice shot. [ male announcer ] share what you love with who you love. kellogg's frosted flakes. they're grreat! does your dog food have? kellogg's frosted flakes. 18 percent? 20? new purina one true instinct has 30. active dogs crave nutrient-dense food. so we made purina one true instinct. learn more at purinaone.com we believe it can be the most valuable real estate on earth. ♪ that's why we designed t
the power under the constitution to raise the debt ceiling all by himself. to take this away from congress, to just raise the debt ceiling, citing the fourth section of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which says that the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. when house democrats brought this up a couple of years ago, president obama said he did not want to do it. he said, congress should be able to handle it. congress cannot handle it. should he,...
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but at the time, the debt ceiling story had not been fully told. at the beginning of that fight, the poll was something like -- he asked the public, should the debt ceiling be raised? 85-15 against. the president was really on the wrong side. by the end of it, it had evened out in the polls and republicans ended up being blamed more so. and the economy was also in a more fragile position than it even is now. the president and people around him were much worried about what a default might do in terms of a financial crisis here and abroad. fast forward to now, and i think the president won the message debate. he convinced the public that playing, you know, hostage-taking with the debt ceiling was the wrong thing to do, and he also now has the business community, all of those people watching the vix who don't want to go through that again. so he's in a much stronger position now to take back the stance that he felt back then. circumstances have made it easier for him to play this game of chicken and actually, at least, win for the next three months. >
but at the time, the debt ceiling story had not been fully told. at the beginning of that fight, the poll was something like -- he asked the public, should the debt ceiling be raised? 85-15 against. the president was really on the wrong side. by the end of it, it had evened out in the polls and republicans ended up being blamed more so. and the economy was also in a more fragile position than it even is now. the president and people around him were much worried about what a default might do in...
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next thursday the government will hit the debt ceiling. if congress fails to raise that limit so that the government can pay its bills and meet its obligations, many are warning of a larger catastrophe for the u.s. economy. kate snow has our report. >> reporter: this is wall street. you might think if the u.s. government stops paying the debt the most immediate impact would be on the stock market. many economists say defaulting wouldn't just unsettle financial markets, it could potentially impact all these people around me. it could impact this entire city, cities all across the country. in fact the effects could be felt all across the globe. >> every major country and every major bank around the world owns treasury bills. the day they don't believe that we are good for the money or that there is a risk that we are not going to pay them back on time, there is going to be a huge global crisis of confidence. >> reporter: if congress doesn't solve this, what are we asking the treasury department to do? >> if we pass the deadline the treasury
next thursday the government will hit the debt ceiling. if congress fails to raise that limit so that the government can pay its bills and meet its obligations, many are warning of a larger catastrophe for the u.s. economy. kate snow has our report. >> reporter: this is wall street. you might think if the u.s. government stops paying the debt the most immediate impact would be on the stock market. many economists say defaulting wouldn't just unsettle financial markets, it could...
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the debt ceiling. let's listen in. >> this legislation strikes leaders to the budget conference committee and will set our country on a long-term path to fiscal sustainability. i know that some say that's going to be hard. what we do is hard here, and this is really hard, but i think we can get it done. the committee members selected must have open minds, be willing to look at every option, no matter how painful to their own political ideas and political parties. this conference committee, led by chairman murray and chairman ryan, which will produce its negotiated budget resolution in december, is to discuss our views. this legislation also funds the government through january 15th and averts default through february 7th, during which time we can work toward a long-term budget agreement that prevents these frequent crises. perhaps most importantly, this legislation ends a standoff to ground the work of washington to a halt this fall. madam president, this is not a time for pointing fingers of blame. th
the debt ceiling. let's listen in. >> this legislation strikes leaders to the budget conference committee and will set our country on a long-term path to fiscal sustainability. i know that some say that's going to be hard. what we do is hard here, and this is really hard, but i think we can get it done. the committee members selected must have open minds, be willing to look at every option, no matter how painful to their own political ideas and political parties. this conference...
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the debt ceiling so the country avoids default. right now it's the nontea party house republicans scrambling to come up with a politically dignified way out of the shutdown. the republicans are dropping most of their demands, holding out hope they can at least force a larger negotiation with the white house on a long-term deficit reduction deal. it's triggered a renewed sense of you are jep urgency. it indicates the shutdown backfired on the gop. two results unnerved many republicans we talked to today. the fact that a majority of the country blames the gop and not the president for the shutdown, and that an even larger number of americans believes it is the republicans pushing their ownership political agenda at the expense of the greater good. it will be a long ebb weekend but don't be surprise if monday or tuesday we have a deal and government is fully operational again. >> chuck todd at the white house this friday night. thanks. >>> now to the broad impact of this ongoing government shutdown as we head into yet another weekend.
the debt ceiling so the country avoids default. right now it's the nontea party house republicans scrambling to come up with a politically dignified way out of the shutdown. the republicans are dropping most of their demands, holding out hope they can at least force a larger negotiation with the white house on a long-term deficit reduction deal. it's triggered a renewed sense of you are jep urgency. it indicates the shutdown backfired on the gop. two results unnerved many republicans we talked...
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we're not opposed to raising the debt ceiling but we just feel you should get good behavior in return for it said the communications director on the club for growth, for heritage action, republicans shouldn't be taking anything off the table right now in terms of what they might pursue in tandem with raising the debt limit. joining me executive director of msnbc.com richard wolfe, host of msnbc's "the lart word" the inimitable lawrence o'donnell. contributor to "the daily beast" patricia murphy and former press secretary for obama campaign and co-founder of the insight agency. i know you love parliamentary procedure. >> i do. >> the halls of congress. >> if this was a treaty it would have passed. lets get into this. >> parliamentary and insider information we bring you on this show. >> it kind of is a treaty. >> it kind of is. >> lawrence, we're going to go through this again in march, it sounds like. whether or not the negotiations are as bloody and painful as the last set of negotiations remains to be seen but doesn't sound like, quote, any lessons have been learned. >> i think they
we're not opposed to raising the debt ceiling but we just feel you should get good behavior in return for it said the communications director on the club for growth, for heritage action, republicans shouldn't be taking anything off the table right now in terms of what they might pursue in tandem with raising the debt limit. joining me executive director of msnbc.com richard wolfe, host of msnbc's "the lart word" the inimitable lawrence o'donnell. contributor to "the daily...
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the debt ceiling. i don't know if anyone in the republican conference is that persuasi persuasive. ryan is probably the best bet at this point. you know, it's a lot to put on him to say, okay, now convince everyone of this. >> and chuck, i want to ask you about what the senate might do. we know the house is going to vote for this, this afternoon. they pick it up at 3:00. the senate could take it up very quickly by unanimous consent. harry reid, this is what he had to say yesterday about the death benefits not being afforded to these families. >> right now we have two avenues. we're going to see what the house does and the white house and the pentagon are working to see if they can do something about it. >> that was harry reid today. chuck, do you think that's going to be worked out? >> yeah, i was just going to say that's the answer you give when you realize you're -- even though they've been holding the line on dealing with piecemeal bills that the house sends over, that's the answer you give when you
the debt ceiling. i don't know if anyone in the republican conference is that persuasi persuasive. ryan is probably the best bet at this point. you know, it's a lot to put on him to say, okay, now convince everyone of this. >> and chuck, i want to ask you about what the senate might do. we know the house is going to vote for this, this afternoon. they pick it up at 3:00. the senate could take it up very quickly by unanimous consent. harry reid, this is what he had to say yesterday about...
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this republican wave of obstruction that we saw in and around raising the debt ceiling and reopening the government continues in i think a more insidious way with these nominations. i wonder, glen, harry reid talked about the nuclear option, which is using simple majority to clear nominees. that was put down as it were. some concessions were made. do you think democrats after all of the battles that have been waged in the last two months throw their hands up and say, you know what, it's time to use the nuclear option. >> any time republicans aren't talking about obama care rollout in the debacle they are losing. it's interesting to me they would decide to pick this fight right at this particular point in time. there's a number of reasons why they are doing this. the first is you've got a lot of republicans up in cycle. when you're talking about lindsey graham talking about blocking janet yellin. that is clearly in-state politics they are doing. i think it's nuts for them to create, give democrats the opportunity to soapbox on an issue when all the republicans right now from a politic
this republican wave of obstruction that we saw in and around raising the debt ceiling and reopening the government continues in i think a more insidious way with these nominations. i wonder, glen, harry reid talked about the nuclear option, which is using simple majority to clear nominees. that was put down as it were. some concessions were made. do you think democrats after all of the battles that have been waged in the last two months throw their hands up and say, you know what, it's time to...
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we should raise it, take away any specter of the debt ceiling not being extended. but somehow what we should have been doing six weeks ago, begin serious discussions and negotiations regarding the debt ceiling as far as tax reform, as far as spending cuts, as far as entitlement reform. that can be done in the context we don't have a gun to our head or a gun to the head of the financial markets in this country. i think right now we should reopen the government, go ahead and raise the debt ceiling, whatever period of time can be. talks with traditional republican values, economy, entitlement, tax reform. we can do it in an atmosphere we don't have the cruz people holding guns to heads. >> do you think you have enough members, like minded members within the caucus to persuade the speaker to permit a vote on that kind of cr plus debt ceiling increase? >> i want to be undercutting what john boehner is trying to do right now but yes. there's no doubt there's more than enough people in the house who would vote for that. it would definitely pass. i have no doubt. also tell
we should raise it, take away any specter of the debt ceiling not being extended. but somehow what we should have been doing six weeks ago, begin serious discussions and negotiations regarding the debt ceiling as far as tax reform, as far as spending cuts, as far as entitlement reform. that can be done in the context we don't have a gun to our head or a gun to the head of the financial markets in this country. i think right now we should reopen the government, go ahead and raise the debt...
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remember we raised the debt ceiling in january. republicans in december were talking a game about more concessions, budget cuts. ultimately the january debt ceiling increase was essentially a clean increase. the only thing republicans got was that senate democrats had to pass a totally symbolic budget, which is really not much of a concession at all. i think house republicans are able to see reason on this stuff as they did in january. the question is how much government shutdown it will take. >> shng has changed since then. >> what's that? >> ted cruz. >> 2016 that changed it. >> you can see this again with the anonymous house staffer. they understand how ted cruz has changed the national dynamic for primaries. >> and hurt the party in terms of the image of the party being rational and sane. the other thing ted cruz doesn't answer to those people you're talking about. i want to go back to luke. is josh cret there are republicans that see reason, like josh said, a week or two of shutdown, which, by the way, real people will be hurt
remember we raised the debt ceiling in january. republicans in december were talking a game about more concessions, budget cuts. ultimately the january debt ceiling increase was essentially a clean increase. the only thing republicans got was that senate democrats had to pass a totally symbolic budget, which is really not much of a concession at all. i think house republicans are able to see reason on this stuff as they did in january. the question is how much government shutdown it will take....
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by raising the debt ceiling would do. the fact is, since president obama took office, we've reduced the deficit in this country by over 50%. we are on an important course to pay down the long-term debt. and to deal with the deficits. and the best way to do that is to work together, to get the government up and running and to stop making accusations. >> now, if the president goes along with this proposal from speaker boehner and there's a short-term extension to the debt ceiling, the government would still be closed. so how does that help, we're talking about 5 million veterans in a couple weeks who are going to lose all of their benefits? >> i don't think that's the answer. i think the answer is to reopen the government. there's a senate-passed bill in the house that appears to have the majority needed to pass it. the speaker should take that up. get it passed. reopen the government. make sure that the country pays its bills. it's a sad day when china is expressing concern to us that we're not paying our bills. so we need
by raising the debt ceiling would do. the fact is, since president obama took office, we've reduced the deficit in this country by over 50%. we are on an important course to pay down the long-term debt. and to deal with the deficits. and the best way to do that is to work together, to get the government up and running and to stop making accusations. >> now, if the president goes along with this proposal from speaker boehner and there's a short-term extension to the debt ceiling, the...
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the debt ceiling, so here we go again. >> chuck, thanks. >>> there is word secretary of state john kerry has indeed met with his iranian counterpart. the highest level talks between the u.s. and iran in many years. the meeting is being described as substantive, but they always say that about such things. it comes after a week of overtures by the new iranian president. apparently designed to ease a generation's worth of animosity between the two nations. our report tonight from our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: he smiles, he tweets. iran's new president cutting a wide path through new york, trying to show he's not mahmoud ahmadinejad, his fiery predecessor. >> translator: i ran on the platform of moderation and won the election by a large margin. >> reporter: even with his supposed mandate from the supreme leader, hassan rowhani has to worry about provoking hard liners back home. so no handshake with president obama. hours after rowhani condemned the holocaust on cnn and in a talk with us, iran's government news agency claimed he hadn't said it, even th
the debt ceiling, so here we go again. >> chuck, thanks. >>> there is word secretary of state john kerry has indeed met with his iranian counterpart. the highest level talks between the u.s. and iran in many years. the meeting is being described as substantive, but they always say that about such things. it comes after a week of overtures by the new iranian president. apparently designed to ease a generation's worth of animosity between the two nations. our report tonight from...
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the debt ceiling, but in 2006 as a senator, obama, you voted against raising it. why? and 2in 2008, you called george bush dangerous and unpatriotic to the country. none of the 11 people who stood up there could ask the $64,000 question overhanging the obama presidency. >> no one has the $64,000 question. >> i would say so, yeah. >> i can answer it for you. >> you're either a hypocrite or you're -- >> a candidate for president. >> bob, the $63,000 question also is about obama care, and he didn't get one about the flawed exchanges and the technical glitches. not one yesterday. >> well, yeah, that's right. let me just say one thing, greg said he's the most unpopular guy. there's one more unpopular which is speaker boehner and the republicans in the house. you know, the fact is we had an election. you lost. and you have another election, maybe you, maybe you lose. but they're acting as if somehow they've been given the right here to disrupt the american government and disrupt the american people because they didn't get what they wanted. well, take their crying towels
the debt ceiling, but in 2006 as a senator, obama, you voted against raising it. why? and 2in 2008, you called george bush dangerous and unpatriotic to the country. none of the 11 people who stood up there could ask the $64,000 question overhanging the obama presidency. >> no one has the $64,000 question. >> i would say so, yeah. >> i can answer it for you. >> you're either a hypocrite or you're -- >> a candidate for president. >> bob, the $63,000 question...
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ceiling or raising of the debt ceiling and a continuing resolution. that was not the position before. that seems to be a major overture to john boehner and the house republicans to which john boehner responded, that is unconditional surrender. do we have any hope that if there is a bargain it would include some of these terms? >> well, boehner is saying unconditional surrender is really his way of staking out that hard core position that he's been doing all along, which is trying to show his rank and file he's going to fight to the bitter end. we've now started to see how a compromise could come together. howard fineman wrote an important piece today where he said heritage action and freedom works have said, look, we have no problem with extending the debt limit, albeit temporarily, if we can keep the fight and focus on the president's health care law. so that is, in fact, true. those arms that really run the hard core conservatives in the house gop conference say let the de limit be raised, albeit temporarily, continue the fight on the health care la
ceiling or raising of the debt ceiling and a continuing resolution. that was not the position before. that seems to be a major overture to john boehner and the house republicans to which john boehner responded, that is unconditional surrender. do we have any hope that if there is a bargain it would include some of these terms? >> well, boehner is saying unconditional surrender is really his way of staking out that hard core position that he's been doing all along, which is trying to show...
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when it came to raising the debt ceiling, chris matthews writes, speaker o'neill made a request. he wanted top liaison to relay back to his boss precisely what the deal would be that he, tip o'neill, wanted a personal note from each and every member of the house asking his or her support in the debt ceiling. he agreed on the spot and carried it back to reagan. he asked for letters arrived the next day, all 243 of them. it was a small, telling episode. here was the democratic congressional leader proposing a wholly pragmatic soocease-fire. o'neill proposed avoiding harm to either party. with the federal government closed for business and a default on america's credit in a few weeks, chris matthews offers a look back and path forward. chris, congratulations. >> thank you. >> it could not come at a more important time. >> i worked there six years. it's sort of my material. the one part in my life i was at the berlin wall, in south africa when they had the election there. i was with this guy every morning. chris, what do you hear? anything special. where are we at? i had to tell him
when it came to raising the debt ceiling, chris matthews writes, speaker o'neill made a request. he wanted top liaison to relay back to his boss precisely what the deal would be that he, tip o'neill, wanted a personal note from each and every member of the house asking his or her support in the debt ceiling. he agreed on the spot and carried it back to reagan. he asked for letters arrived the next day, all 243 of them. it was a small, telling episode. here was the democratic congressional...